Name of the Event: International Labour Organization's Social Finance Program
Mode: Offline
Working language: English, Portuguese
Last Date of Application: 11 June 2024
Link to Apply:
The ILO’s Social Finance Programme invites applications from qualified professionals with expertise in inclusive finance, microfinance, insurance and development for inclusion in its Fellowship Programme roster and for potential placements in three countries: Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands. The projects are expected to start at the end of the third quarter of 2024.
The Fellowship Programme:
The objective of the programme is to match qualified professionals with organizations working on the frontiers of financial inclusion, microfinance and impact insurance, bridge skill gaps and create a new generation of professionals with experience serving low-income populations.
Each Fellow will be placed with a host organization for a year to support an innovation project. The project could range from the implementation of a financial product, public-private partnership, digital solution, or distribution partnership.
Who can apply?
The ideal candidates for a fellowship should:
have relevant expertise to contribute to activities related to financial inclusion, insurance, digital finance and/or public-private partnerships;
be proactive and ready to document learning experiences during the fellowship;
be interested in working in developing countries on development issues;
be seriously committed to providing inclusive financial and insurance services and practising in the field on an ongoing basis after the assignment;
be resourceful and capable of arranging practical necessities related to travel, life and work in a new environment; and
be ready to work in a developing country for the duration of the fellowship.
Financial inclusion, insurance or development professionals who are keen to apply their skills to promote social justice in emerging markets and who have worked in a technical capacity for at least five years may participate. Candidates with the requisite skills and experience will be included in the roster and considered for the aforementioned fellowship opportunity.
Requirements:
Education-
Bachelor's or master’s degree in economics, management, finance, banking and insurance or other relevant fields
Professional experience-
5-10 years of professional experience in the financial services industry and knowledge of banking and insurance products and processes
Experience in project management
Experience in business analysis
Experience in development cooperation
Experience in design of financial product design and operations
Experience in design of mass-market distribution strategies
Experience in digital technologies
How to apply:
Interested candidates should submit their application by downloading and filling out the application form and returning this, together with a CV and cover letter, to socialfinance@ilo.org, using subject line "Application - Social Finance Fellowship in Mozambique/Solomon Islands/Sierra Leone". The deadline for submissions is 11 June 2024, 23:59 (CEST).
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